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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830346303321

Autore

Bullock Heather E.

Titolo

Women and Poverty - Psychology, Public Policyand Social Justice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiley-Blackwell

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

362.83/9857

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

<i>Women and Poverty</i> analyzes the social and structural factors that contribute to, and legitimize, class inequity and womens poverty. In doing so, the book provides a unique documentation of womens experiences of poverty and classism at the individual and interpersonal levels. <ul type="disc"> <li>Provides readers with a critical analysis of the social and structural factors that contribute to womens poverty</li> <li>Uses a multidisciplinary approach to bring together new research and theory from social psychology, policy studies, and critical and feminist scholarship</li> <li>Documents womens experiences of poverty and classism at the interpersonal and institutional levels</li> <li>Discusses policy analysis for reducing poverty and social inequality</li> </ul>